ISSUE 04: JUBILEE
Issue 04: Jubilee
As the end of the semester is quickly approaching, many of us are eagerly anticipating the winter break, when we are free from classes, assignments and final exams. Our last issue of 2025, “Jubilee,” encapsulates this feeling. Defined by The Canadian Oxford Dictionary as “a time or season of rejoicing,” jubilee is a celebration, light and joy.
COMMUNITY & LIVING
Festive Things to Do Around Langley This Christmas Season
From historic holiday traditions at Fort Langley to dazzling light displays and local Christmas markets. Whether you’re strolling through twinkling streets, shopping handmade gifts, or giving back to neighbors, the season’s joy feels close to home.
All I Want for Christmas Is You — Mariah Carey
Human — The Killers
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M.
White Winter Hymnal — Fleet Foxes
It’s Been a Year — Stephen Day
Last Christmas — Wham!
Ballroom Extravaganza — DPR IAN
All I Wanna Do - Remastered 2009 — The Beach Boys
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas — Phoebe Bridgers
Christmas Lights — Coldplay
(You) On My Arm — Leith Ross
A Sweet Song — St.Arnaud
i was wrong — Field Medic
Heat Above — Greta Van Fleet
Dancing in the Moonlight — King Harvest
Jubilee - a curated playlist
ARTS & CULTURE
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Artist Spotlight: Alanna Yujie
If you find yourself in a quiet place and suddenly hear bursts of creativity, it is likely that Alanna Yujie is close. Alanna brings energy into everything she does.
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The Banal Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift appeared to be at the peak of her career throughout 2025. She had wrapped up her record (and bank-breaking) tour in December 2024, publicly announced her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs’ player Travis Kelce in August 2025 and had a much-anticipated 12th album on the way—The Life of a Showgirl.
CREATIVE WRITING
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Blanketed in White
Poem by Orion Snow
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Morning in the Station
Poem by Sophie Agbonkhese
OPINIONS
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Can Joy and Grief Exist Together?
“One week ago today, as I turned the ignition on in my car and prepared to drive home from church, I received the call nobody wants to get.”
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Regaining Christmas Wonder
Remember when you would fill up your Christmas list, the mountain of movies that you watched in preparation for the season and the time and care you poured into the cookies left out on Christmas night? All those seemingly small acts created in that little child a strong love for the season—a yearning for Christmas Day that spanned beyond the gifts themselves.
HUMOUR
Cami Lavender’s Advice Corner
With the help of the lovely Mars’ Hill team, I received a list of questions from the TWU student body asking for some kind of advice. I am Cami Lavender, and welcome back to Cami Lavender’s Advice Corner
SPORTS
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Spartan Spotlight: David Saavedra
Interview with David Saavedra, fifth-year forward for the Spartan’s men’s soccer team
